SHANNON, Ireland - GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, announced that its engine leasing unit completed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with TUI Travel for two new GEnx engines. The engines will be used as spares to support the TUI Travel airlines' Boeing 787 fleet.
TUI Travel's UK airline, Thomson Airways, was the first in the UK to fly the 787 as part of its fleet in June 2013, flying from Manchester, East Midlands, Glasgow and Gatwick to Sanford, Florida and Cancun, Mexico. Fifteen Dreamliners will join the TUI Travel fleet by 2016 with airlines TUIfly Nordic, Arkefly and Jetairfly also taking delivery of the new aircraft.
TUI Travel PLC is one of the world's leading international leisure travel groups operating in approximately 180 countries worldwide. It serves more than 30 million customers in over 31 source markets.
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